1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1994 and concluded with the 64-team 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. The UCLA Bruins earned their eleventh national championship by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 89–78 on April 3, 1995. They were coached by Jim Harrick, and the NCAA Division I basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was UCLA's Ed O'Bannon.

1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Arkansas Razorbacks
Regular season	November 1994 – April 1995
NCAA Tournament	1995
Tournament dates	March 16 – April 3, 1995
National Championship	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
NCAA Champions	UCLA Bruins
Other champions	Virginia Tech Hokies (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Joe Smith, Maryland (Naismith), Ed O'Bannon, UCLA (Wooden)
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

In the 32-team 1995 National Invitation Tournament, the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Marquette Warriors at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Ed O'Bannon, Shawn Respert, Joe Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, and Damon Stoudamire.

Season headlines

• The American West Conference began play, with four original members.
• On February 13, 1995, Connecticut became the first school ranked No. 1 in both men's and women's basketball at the same time.^[1]
• In the 1995 NCAA tournament, two former NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player award winners returned to the Final Four for the first time. They were 1993 winner Donald Williams of North Carolina and 1994 winner Corliss Williamson of Arkansas.^[2]
• Jim Harrick led the UCLA Bruins to their eleventh national championship, his first.
• The 1994–95 season was the last season of play for the Great Midwest Conference and the Metro Conference, which merged after the season to form Conference USA.

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Arkansas 2 North Carolina 3 Massachusetts 4 Kentucky 5 Arizona 6 UCLA 7 Maryland 8 Duke 9 Indiana 10 Florida 11 Kansas 12 Syracuse 13 Cincinnati 14 Virginia 15 Georgetown 16 Michigan 17 Wisconsin 18 Alabama 19 Connecticut 20 Michigan State 21 Oklahoma State 22 Villanova 23 Georgia Tech 24 Wake Forest 25 Illinois

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1994–95 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Buffalo Bulls	East Coast Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Cal Poly Mustangs	California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II)	American West Conference
Cal State Northridge Matadors	NCAA Division I Independent	American West Conference
Campbell Fighting Camels	Big South Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils	East Coast Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Chicago State Cougars	East Coast Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Cleveland State Vikings	Mid-Continent Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Evansville Purple Aces	Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Green Bay Phoenix	Mid-Continent Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen	East Coast Conference	North Atlantic Conference
Illinois Chicago (UIC) Flames	Mid-Continent Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Milwaukee Panthers	Mid-Continent Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) Kangaroos	NCAA Division I Independent	Mid-Continent Conference
Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles	East Coast Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Northern Illinois Huskies	Mid-Continent Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Sacramento State Hornets	NCAA Division I Independent	American West Conference
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	NCAA Division I Independent	American West Conference
Troy State Trojans	East Coast Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Wright State Raiders	Mid-Continent Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League. and Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of those of the American West Conference, Big South Conference, Great Midwest Conference, and Mid-Continent Conference, received an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season winner[3]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
American West Conference	Southern Utah	Sean Allen, Southern Utah	1995 American West Conference men's basketball tournament	Centrum Centre (St. George, Utah)	Southern Utah
Atlantic 10 Conference	UMass	Lou Roe, UMass	1995 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Mullins Center (Amherst, Massachusetts)	UMass
Atlantic Coast Conference	Maryland North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest	Joe Smith, Maryland	1995 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Wake Forest
Big East Conference	Connecticut	Kerry Kittles, Villanova	1995 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Villanova
Big Eight Conference	Kansas	Ryan Minor, Oklahoma Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State	1995 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Oklahoma State
Big Sky Conference	Montana Weber State	Ruben Nembhard, Weber State	1995 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah)	Weber State
Big South Conference	UNC Greensboro	Eric Burks, Charleston Southern	1995 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Vines Center (Lynchburg, Virginia)	Charleston Southern
Big Ten Conference	Purdue	Shawn Respert, Michigan State	No Tournament
Big West Conference	Utah State	Eric Franson, Utah State	1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association	Old Dominion	Petey Sessoms, Old Dominion	1995 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Old Dominion
Great Midwest Conference	Memphis	Tom Kleinschmidt, DePaul	1995 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament	Bradley Center (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)	Cincinnati
Ivy League	Penn	Matt Maloney, Penn	No Tournament
Metro Conference	Charlotte	Jarvis Lang, Charlotte	1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)	Louisville
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Manhattan	Craig Wise, Canisius	1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)	Saint Peter's
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH)	Gary Trent, Ohio	1995 MAC men's basketball tournament	Savage Hall (Toledo, Ohio)	Ball State
Mid-Continent Conference	Valparaiso	David Redmon, Little Rock	1995 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament	Athletics–Recreation Center (Valparaiso, Indiana)	Valparaiso
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Coppin State	Stephen Stewart, Coppin State	1995 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (Baltimore, Maryland)	North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Xavier	Sherell Ford, UIC	1995 MCC men's basketball tournament	Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio)	Green Bay
Missouri Valley Conference	Tulsa	Chris Carr, Southern Illinois	1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Kiel Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Southern Illinois
North Atlantic Conference	Drexel	Malik Rose, Drexel	1995 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament	Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Drexel
Northeast Conference	Rider	Joe Griffin, Long Island	1995 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Alumni Gymnasium (Lawrenceville, New Jersey)	Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State Tennessee State	Marcus Brown, Murray State	1995 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference	UCLA	Ed O'Bannon, UCLA Damon Stoudamire, Arizona	No Tournament
Patriot League	Bucknell Colgate	Rob Feaster, Holy Cross	1995 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Cotterell Court (Hamilton, New York)	Colgate
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky (East) Arkansas (West) Mississippi State (West)	Corliss Williamson, Arkansas	1995 SEC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Marshall (North) Chattanooga (South)	Frankie King, Western Carolina	1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina)	Chattanooga
Southland Conference	Nicholls State	Reggie Jackson, Nicholls State	1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana)	Nicholls State
Southwest Conference	Texas Texas Tech	Kurt Thomas, TCU	1995 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament	Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas)	Texas
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Kenny Sykes, Grambling State	1995 SWAC men's basketball tournament	—	Texas Southern
Sun Belt Conference	Western Kentucky	Chris Robinson, Western Kentucky	1995 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Arkansas)	Western Kentucky
Trans America Athletic Conference	College of Charleston	Kerry Blackshear, Stetson	1995 TAAC men's basketball tournament	UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida)	FIU
West Coast Conference	Santa Clara	Steve Nash, Santa Clara	1995 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Utah	Keith Van Horn, Utah	1995 WAC men's basketball tournament	The Pit (Albuquerque, New Mexico)	Utah

Conference standings

1994–95 American West Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern Utah† 6 – 0   1.000 17 – 11   .607 Cal State Northridge 4 – 2   .667 8 – 20   .286 Sacramento State 2 – 4   .333 6 – 21   .222 Cal Poly 0 – 6   .000 1 – 26   .037 † 1995 American West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[4]	1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Wake Forest † 12 – 4   .750 26 – 6   .813 No. 4 North Carolina 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824 No. 10 Maryland 12 – 4   .750 26 – 8   .765 No. 13 Virginia 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735 Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600 Florida State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444 Clemson 5 – 11   .313 15 – 13   .536 NC State 4 – 12   .250 12 – 15   .444 Duke 2 – 14   .125 13 – 18   .419 † 1995 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[5]	1994–95 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 UMass † 13 – 3   .813 29 – 5   .853 Temple 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633 George Washington 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563 Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586 St. Bonaventure 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581 West Virginia 7 – 9   .438 13 – 13   .500 Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464 Duquesne 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357 Rhode Island 2 – 14   .125 7 – 20   .259 † 1995 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 Connecticut 16 – 2   .889 28 – 5   .848 No. 9 Villanova † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758 No. 25 Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667 No. 22 Georgetown 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677 Miami 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536 Providence 7 – 11   .389 17 – 13   .567 Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533 St. John's 7 – 11   .389 14 – 14   .500 Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 10 – 18   .357 Boston College 2 – 16   .111 9 – 19   .321 † 1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995[6] Rankings from AP Poll	1994–95 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Kansas 11 – 3   .786 25 – 6   .806 No. 14 Oklahoma State † 10 – 4   .714 27 – 10   .730 No. 17 Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 23 – 9   .719 No. 23 Missouri 8 – 6   .571 20 – 9   .690 Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 23 – 11   .676 Colorado 5 – 9   .357 15 – 13   .536 Nebraska 4 – 10   .286 18 – 14   .563 Kansas State 3 – 11   .214 12 – 15   .444 † 1995 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 4, 1995 Rankings from AP poll	1994–95 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Weber State † 11 – 3   .786 21 – 9   .700 Montana 11 – 3   .786 21 – 9   .700 Montana State 8 – 6   .571 21 – 8   .724 Boise State 7 – 7   .500 17 – 10   .630 Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 18 – 10   .643 Idaho 6 – 8   .429 12 – 15   .444 Northern Arizona 4 – 10   .286 8 – 18   .308 Eastern Washington 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231 † Conference tournament winner
1994–95 Big South Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Greensboro 14 – 2   .875 20 – 6   .769 Charleston Southern † 12 – 4   .750 19 – 10   .655 UMBC 10 – 6   .625 13 – 14   .481 Radford 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571 Liberty 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 UNC Asheville 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407 Towson State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444 Winthrop 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259 Coastal Carolina 3 – 13   .188 6 – 20   .231 † 1995 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1994–95 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781 No. 11 Michigan State 14 – 4   .778 22 – 6   .786 Indiana 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613 Michigan 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548 Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613 Minnesota 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645 Penn State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 11   .656 Iowa 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636 Wisconsin 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481 Ohio State 2 – 16   .111 6 – 22   .214 Northwestern 1 – 17   .056 5 – 22   .185 Rankings from AP Poll *Minnesota 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 Win by forfeit (non-conf.)[7] Disputed record (19-12)	1994–95 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah State 14 – 4   .778 21 – 8   .724 New Mexico State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714 Long Beach State † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667 Nevada 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621 Pacific 9 – 9   .500 14 – 13   .519 UC Santa Barbara 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481 UNLV 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429 UC Irvine 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448 Cal State Fullerton 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259 San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148 † 1995 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
1994–95 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Old Dominion † 12 – 2   .857 21 – 12   .636 UNC Wilmington 10 – 4   .714 16 – 11   .593 James Madison 9 – 5   .643 16 – 13   .552 East Carolina 7 – 7   .500 18 – 11   .621 American 7 – 7   .500 9 – 19   .321 William & Mary 6 – 8   .429 8 – 19   .296 Richmond 3 – 11   .214 8 – 20   .286 George Mason 2 – 12   .143 7 – 20   .259 † 1995 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1994–95 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Memphis 9 – 3   .750 24 – 10   .706 Saint Louis 8 – 4   .667 23 – 8   .742 Marquette 7 – 5   .583 21 – 12   .636 Cincinnati † 7 – 5   .583 22 – 12   .647 DePaul 6 – 6   .500 17 – 11   .607 UAB 5 – 7   .417 14 – 16   .467 Dayton 0 – 12   .000 7 – 20   .259 † 1995 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[8]	1994–95 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Penn 14 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786 Princeton 10 – 4   .714 16 – 10   .615 Dartmouth 10 – 4   .714 13 – 13   .500 Brown 8 – 6   .571 13 – 13   .500 Yale 5 – 9   .357 9 – 17   .346 Cornell 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346 Harvard 4 – 10   .286 6 – 20   .231 Columbia 1 – 13   .071 4 – 22   .154 Rankings from AP Poll[9]
1994–95 Metro Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Charlotte 8 – 4   .667 19 – 9   .679 Tulane 7 – 5   .583 23 – 10   .697 Louisville † 7 – 5   .583 19 – 14   .576 Virginia Tech 6 – 6   .500 25 – 10   .714 Southern Miss 6 – 6   .500 17 – 13   .567 South Florida 5 – 7   .417 18 – 12   .600 VCU 3 – 9   .250 16 – 14   .533 † 1995 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[10]	1994–95 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Manhattan 12 – 2   .857 26 – 5   .839 Canisius 10 – 4   .714 21 – 14   .600 Saint Peter's † 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633 Fairfield 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464 Iona 6 – 8   .429 10 – 17   .370 Siena 5 – 9   .357 8 – 19   .296 Loyola (MD) 5 – 9   .357 9 – 18   .333 Niagara 2 – 12   .143 5 – 25   .167 † 1995 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[11]	1994–95 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami 16 – 2   .889 23 – 7   .767 Ohio 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706 Eastern Michigan 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667 Ball State † 11 – 7   .611 19 – 11   .633 Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 11   .593 Toledo 10 – 8   .556 16 – 11   .593 Western Michigan 13 – 5   .722 15 – 12   .556 Kent State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296 Akron 4 – 14   .222 8 – 18   .308 Central Michigan 0 – 18   .000 3 – 23   .115 † 1995 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1994–95 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Valparaiso † 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714 Western Illinois 13 – 5   .722 20 – 8   .714 Buffalo 12 – 6   .667 18 – 10   .643 Youngstown State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 10   .643 Troy State 10 – 8   .556 11 – 16   .407 Eastern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552 UMKC 7 – 11   .389 7 – 19   .269 Central Connecticut 6 – 12   .333 8 – 18   .308 Chicago State 6 – 12   .333 6 – 20   .231 Northeastern Illinois 2 – 16   .111 4 – 22   .154 † 1995 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[12]	1994–95 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Coppin State 15 – 1   .938 21 – 10   .677 South Carolina State 11 – 5   .688 15 – 13   .536 North Carolina A&T † 10 – 6   .625 15 – 15   .500 Maryland Eastern Shore 9 – 7   .563 13 – 14   .481 Bethune–Cookman 9 – 7   .563 12 – 16   .429 Howard 8 – 8   .500 9 – 18   .333 Morgan State 5 – 11   .313 5 – 22   .185 Delaware State 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250 Florida A&M 2 – 14   .125 5 – 22   .185 † 1995 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[13]	1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Xavier 14 – 0   1.000 23 – 5   .821 Illinois-Chicago 11 – 4   .733 18 – 9   .667 WI-Green Bay † 11 – 4   .733 22 – 8   .733 Detroit Mercy 9 – 5   .643 13 – 15   .464 La Salle 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481 Northern Illinois 7 – 8   .467 19 – 10   .655 Wright State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 17   .433 Cleveland State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 17   .370 UW-Milwaukee 2 – 13   .133 3 – 24   .111 Loyola (IL) 2 – 13   .133 5 – 22   .185 † 1995 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1994–95 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tulsa 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750 Illinois State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 13   .606 Southern Illinois † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 Bradley 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667 Evansville 11 – 7   .611 18 – 9   .667 Drake 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444 Southwest Missouri State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 11   .593 Wichita State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 14   .481 Northern Iowa 4 – 14   .222 8 – 20   .286 Creighton 4 – 14   .222 7 – 19   .269 Indiana State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 19   .269 † 1995 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[14]	1994–95 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Drexel † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 8   .733 New Hampshire 11 – 5   .688 19 – 9   .679 Northeastern 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621 Hartford 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407 Boston University 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484 Vermont 7 – 9   .438 14 – 13   .519 Delaware 7 – 9   .438 12 – 15   .444 Maine 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407 Hofstra 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357 † 1995 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1994–95 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Rider 13 – 5   .722 18 – 11   .621 Mount St. Mary's † 12 – 6   .667 17 – 13   .567 Marist 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607 Monmouth 11 – 7   .611 13 – 14   .481 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571 Wagner 9 – 9   .500 10 – 17   .370 Long Island 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393 Saint Francis (PA) 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429 St. Francis Brooklyn 5 – 13   .278 9 – 18   .333 Robert Morris 2 – 16   .111 4 – 23   .148 † 1995 NEC tournament winner
1994–95 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688 17 – 10   .630 Murray State † 11 – 5   .688 21 – 9   .700 Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 15 – 12   .556 Tennessee Tech 9 – 7   .563 13 – 14   .481 Austin Peay 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448 Southeast Missouri State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 14   .481 Eastern Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321 Middle Tennessee 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444 UT Martin 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259 † 1995 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[15]	1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 UCLA 17 – 1   .944 32 – 1   .970 No. 15 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 24 – 7   .774 No. 16 Arizona State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727 Oregon 11 – 7   .611 19 – 9   .679 Stanford 10 – 8   .556 20 – 9   .690 Washington State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600 Washington 6 – 12   .333 10 – 17   .370 Oregon State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 18   .333 USC 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321 California1 0 – 18   .000 0 – 27   .000 As of November 23, 2011[16] Rankings from AP Poll 1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.	1994–95 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Colgate † 11 – 3   .786 17 – 13   .567 Bucknell 11 – 3   .786 13 – 14   .481 Navy 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690 Holy Cross 9 – 5   .643 15 – 12   .556 Fordham 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393 Lehigh 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407 Army 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429 Lafayette 0 – 14   .000 2 – 25   .074 † 1995 Patriot League tournament winner
1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Division No. 2 Kentucky † 14 – 2   .875 28 – 5   .848 Georgia 9 – 7   .563 18 – 10   .643 Florida 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567 Vanderbilt 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464 South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370 Tennessee 4 – 12   .250 11 – 16   .407 West Division No. 6 Arkansas 12 – 4   .750 32 – 7   .821 No. 18 Mississippi State 12 – 4   .750 22 – 8   .733 No. 20 Alabama 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697 Auburn 7 – 9   .438 16 – 13   .552 LSU 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444 Ole Miss 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296 † 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1994–95 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Marshall 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667 East Tennessee State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 14   .500 Davidson 7 – 7   .500 14 – 13   .519 VMI 6 – 8   .429 10 – 17   .370 Appalachian State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 20   .310 South Chattanooga † 11 – 3   .786 19 – 11   .633 Western Carolina 8 – 6   .571 14 – 14   .500 The Citadel 6 – 8   .429 11 – 16   .407 Furman 6 – 8   .429 10 – 17   .370 Georgia Southern 3 – 11   .214 8 – 20   .286 † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1995 Rankings from AP poll	1994–95 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Nicholls State † 17 – 1   .944 24 – 6   .800 UTSA 11 – 7   .611 15 – 13   .536 Northeast Louisiana 11 – 7   .611 14 – 18   .438 North Texas 9 – 9   .500 14 – 13   .519 Stephen F. Austin 9 – 9   .500 14 – 14   .500 Northwestern State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481 Southwest Texas State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 14   .462 McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 16   .407 Texas-Arlington 7 – 11   .389 10 – 17   .370 Sam Houston State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 19   .269 † 1995 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1994–95 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas #† 11 – 3   .786 23 – 7   .767 Texas Tech # 11 – 3   .786 20 – 10   .667 TCU 8 – 6   .571 16 – 11   .593 Rice 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Texas A&M 7 – 7   .500 14 – 16   .467 Houston 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 SMU 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259 Baylor 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321 † 1995 SWC tournament winner # conference co-champion Rankings from AP Poll	1994–95 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas Southern † 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759 Mississippi Valley State 10 – 4   .714 17 – 11   .607 Alabama State 8 – 6   .571 11 – 15   .423 Southern 7 – 7   .500 13 – 13   .500 Jackson State 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387 Grambling State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393 Alcorn State 4 – 10   .286 7 – 19   .269 Prairie View A&M 3 – 11   .214 6 – 21   .222 † 1995 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1994–95 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 21 Western Kentucky † 17 – 1   .944 27 – 4   .871 New Orleans 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645 Jacksonville 12 – 6   .667 18 – 9   .667 Texas–Pan American 10 – 8   .556 14 – 14   .500 Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 14 – 13   .519 Arkansas-Little Rock 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586 South Alabama 7 – 11   .389 9 – 18   .333 Lamar 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407 Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241 Arkansas State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 20   .286 † 1995 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1994–95 TAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT College of Charleston 15 – 1   .938 23 – 6   .793 Samford 11 – 5   .688 16 – 11   .593 Stetson 11 – 5   .688 15 – 12   .556 Mercer 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517 Southeastern Louisiana 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 Central Florida 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407 Centenary 7 – 9   .438 10 – 17   .370 Georgia State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393 Florida International † 4 – 12   .250 11 – 19   .367 Campbell 4 – 12   .250 8 – 18   .308 Florida Atlantic –   – 9 – 18   .333 † 1995 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[18]	1994–95 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Santa Clara 12 – 2   .857 21 – 7   .750 Portland 10 – 4   .714 21 – 8   .724 Saint Mary's 10 – 4   .714 18 – 10   .643 Gonzaga † 7 – 7   .500 21 – 9   .700 San Diego 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407 San Francisco 4 – 10   .286 10 – 19   .345 Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296 Loyola Marymount 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[19]	1994–95 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Utah † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824 BYU 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688 UTEP 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667 Wyoming 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464 New Mexico 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 Hawaii 8 – 10   .444 16 – 13   .552 Colorado State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 14   .548 Fresno State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464 San Diego State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 17   .393 Air Force 4 – 14   .222 8 – 20   .286 † 1995 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[20]

Division I independents

Two schools played as Division I independents. They had no postseason play.^[21]

1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Notre Dame - – -   – 15 – 12   .556 Oral Roberts - – -   – 10 – 17   .370 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Saint Joseph's & Temple	Kerry Kittles, Villanova

For the fourth consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Saint Joseph's and Temple both finished with 2–0 records in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until the 1999–2000 season.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Kurt Thomas	TCU	28.9		Kurt Thomas	TCU	14.6		Nelson Haggerty	Baylor	10.1		Roderick Anderson	Texas	3.4
Frankie King	W. Carolina	26.5		Malik Rose	Drexel	13.5		Curtis McCants	George Mason	9.3		Greg Black	TX-Pan American	3.4
Kenny Sykes	Grambling St.	26.3		Gary Trent	Ohio	12.8		Raimonds Miglinieks	UC Irvine	8.4		Nate Langley	George Mason	3.3
Sherell Ford	UIC	26.2		Dan Callahan	Northeastern	12.6		Eric Snow	Michigan St.	7.8		Ray Washington	Nicholls St.	3.0
Tim Roberts	Southern	26.2		Tim Duncan	Wake Forest	12.5		Jacque Vaughn	Kansas	7.7		Clarence Ceasar	LSU	3.0

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point FG percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Keith Closs	C. Connecticut St.	5.3		Shane Kline-Ruminsky	Bowling Green	.683		Chris Westlake	Wisc–Green Bay	.500		Gregg Bibb	Tennessee Tech	.906
Theo Ratliff	Wyoming	5.1		George Spain	Davidson	.671		Jeremy Lake	Montana	.484		Scott Hartzell	UNC Greensboro	.898
Adonal Foyle	Colgate	4.9		Rasheed Wallace	N. Carolina	.654		Dion Cross	Stanford	.479		Marcus Brown	Murray St.	.896
Pascal Fleury	UMBC	4.6		Erick Dampier	Mississippi St.	.640		Shawn Respert	Michigan St.	.474		Keith Cornett	Texas-Arlington	.886
Lorenzo Coleman	Tennessee Tech	4.5		Alexander Koul	George Washington	.632		Rob Wooster	St. Francis (PA)	.471		Arlando Johnson	E. Kentucky	.885

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

	National semifinals					National championship game
	E4	Oklahoma State	61
	W1	UCLA	74
						W1	UCLA	89
						M2	Arkansas	78
	SE2	North Carolina	68
	M2	Arkansas	75

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1995 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Virginia Tech	71
		Canisius	59
							Virginia Tech	65
							Marquette	64
		Marquette	81
		Penn State	79			Third place
							Canisius	62
							Penn State	66

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Ed O'Bannon	F	Senior	UCLA
Shawn Respert	G	Senior	Michigan State
Joe Smith	F/C	Sophomore	Maryland
Jerry Stackhouse	F/G	Sophomore	North Carolina
Damon Stoudamire	G	Senior	Arizona

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Randolph Childress	G	Senior	Wake Forest
Kerry Kittles	G	Junior	Villanova
Lou Roe	F	Senior	Massachusetts
Rasheed Wallace	C	Sophomore	North Carolina
Corliss Williamson	F	Junior	Arkansas

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Ed O’Bannon, UCLA
• Naismith Award: Joe Smith, Maryland
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland
• NABC Player of the Year: Shawn Respert, Michigan State
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Joe Smith, Maryland
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Shawn Respert, Michigan State
• UPI College Basketball Player of the Year: Joe Smith, Maryland

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: No Award Given

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• NABC Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Harrick, UCLA
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jud Heathcote, Michigan State

Other major awards

• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Tyus Edney, UCLA
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Kerry Kittles, Villanova
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Joe Griffin, Long Island

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Auburn	Tommy Joe Eagles		Cliff Ellis
Clemson	Cliff Ellis		Rick Barnes
Iowa State	Johnny Orr		Tim Floyd
Loyola (MD)	Skip Prosser		Brian Ellerbe
Michigan State	Jud Heathcote		Tom Izzo
New Orleans	Tim Floyd		Tic Price	New Orleans hired Auburn coach Tommy Joe Eagles, but Eagles died before the season started. Assistant Price was then hired. [23]
Providence	Rick Barnes		Pete Gillen
Xavier	Pete Gillen		Skip Prosser

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